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- scott robertson - 02-05-2000
After developing a sensitivity to oak tannins,my wife is searching for wines which are not aged in oak. Are all Chablis finished in stainless steel? Please send some suggestions...Help !
- Innkeeper - 02-07-2000
The last time we were there (about fifteen years ago) Callaway Vinyards were only resting their Callalees Chardonnay on their lees and not subjecting it to any oak.
- Jason - 02-07-2000
Chablis is not always a safe bet for no oak. Some are pretty heavy in fact, but this trend is lessening. Try Alsace or Germany for safe bets. Loire valley is also a good place. Red wines are going to be very hard to find in no oak category. Callaway is a great suggestion as they even produce some no oak reds, but whites are their forte. Kim Crawford from NZ also makes a no oak chard.
Chard is always going to be the hardest white to find sans oak, especially from the New World.